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GA pilot reported that the drop zone for skydivers at wvi is too close to the runways and traffic pattern.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1399404 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201611 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | WVI.Airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Sea Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 181 Flight Crew Total 15031 Flight Crew Type 716 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict NMAC |
| Miss Distance | Horizontal 300 |
Narrative:
Today skydivers were allowed to land on the airport at watsonville. I was doing pattern work in my [aircraft] using left traffic for runway 9 at watsonville; ca. The new drop zone on the airport property is way too close to the runways and traffic patterns. While on short final I was very close to the skydivers that were just touching down about the same time I was landing. It worked today only because the weather was perfect; the wind light; and very little traffic. On another day with helicopters; student pilots; fog; and other factors that are common at watsonville; there will be an accident I believe.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: GA pilot reported that the drop zone for skydivers at WVI is too close to the runways and traffic pattern.
Narrative: Today skydivers were allowed to land on the airport at Watsonville. I was doing pattern work in my [aircraft] using left traffic for runway 9 at Watsonville; CA. The new drop zone on the airport property is WAY TOO CLOSE to the runways and traffic patterns. While on short final I was very close to the skydivers that were just touching down about the same time I was landing. It worked today only because the weather was perfect; the wind light; and very little traffic. On another day with helicopters; student pilots; fog; and other factors that are common at Watsonville; there will be an accident I believe.
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